SHUT UP! Your Government Shutdown Playlist

Well, we finally really did it. YOU MANIACS! YOU BLEW IT UP! OH, DAMN YOU! GODDAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!

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Will the last person out of the government please shut out the lights?

OK, maybe that’s a slight overreaction. But while we might not quite have a Planet of the Apes moment on our hands, the government shutdown is certainly not a good thing — for instance, we can’t access the Panda Cam. Oh, and we have incontrovertible evidence of our goverment’s total dysfunction along with a complete breakdown of the legislative process. But mostly, the panda!

So what can you do, especially if you’re a non-essential government worker? Best to just sit yourself down in front of the blank screen where the Panda Cam used to be and listen to our Government Shutdown Playlist. It won’t put you back to work, but it probably won’t make things any worse either. (Full Spotify playlist here.)

Shut Down, The Beach Boys

Shut Out The Light, Bruce Springsteen

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down, Bob Dylan

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Shut ‘Em Down, Gil Scott Heron

Down Under, Men At Work

Sunday Morning Coming Down, Johnny Cash

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Breaking Down, Florence + The Machine

Burning Down the House, Talking Heads

Out of Work, Gary U.S. Bonds

Look Down, from Les Miserables

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Shut Up and Kiss Me, Mary Chapin Carpenter

You’ll Be Comin’ Down, Bruce Springsteen

Stop Breaking Down, Rolling Stones

Down in a Hole, Jason Isbell

Shakedown, Bob Seger

Shut Us Down, Camper Van Beethoven

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Don’t Shut ‘Em Down, Flogging Molly

You Bowed Down, Elvis Costello

I’m Not Down, The Clash

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Well, we finally really did it. YOU MANIACS! YOU BLEW IT UP! OH, DAMN YOU! GODDAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!

Fast Tube by Casper

Will the last person out of the government please shut out the lights?

OK, maybe that’s a slight overreaction. But while we might not quite have a Planet of the Apes moment on our hands, the government shutdown is certainly not a good thing — for instance, we can’t access the Panda Cam. Oh, and we have incontrovertible evidence of our goverment’s total dysfunction along with a complete breakdown of the legislative process. But mostly, the panda!

So what can you do, especially if you’re a non-essential government worker? Best to just sit yourself down in front of the blank screen where the Panda Cam used to be and listen to our Government Shutdown Playlist. It won’t put you back to work, but it probably won’t make things any worse either. (Full Spotify playlist here.)